Lepus castroviejoi Palacios, 1977 . Dofiana, Acta Vertebr., 1976, 3(2):205 [1977].

TYPE LOCALITY: "Puerto de la Ventana, San Emiliano (León [Province])" [= Puerto Ventana, Spain, 1500 m] .

DISTRIBUTION: Cantabrian Mtns between Sierra de Ancares and Sierra de Pena Labra (N Spain).

STATUS: Although it has a very restricted range (25-40 km by 230 km), it is common in most places (Palacios, 1983).

SYNONYMS: Monotypic.

COMMENTS: Reviewed by Palacios (1983, 1989) and Bonhomme et al. (1986).